Fighting Salamanders as Eriu (cbm 1.71)

[thejeff]

I was responding to the question about Vanjarls using the same strategy.

For fighting Abysia, you'll want FR, which probably means fire plate, rendering Barkskin uneeded. I was speaking more generally. The advantage of Sidhe Lords is that they can be quite effective with minimal gear if they've got the full E9Nx bless. As you put more gear on them they become more of an investment and you can field fewer of them. Without the bless, they'll need armor + reinvig + regen even when you're not fighting Abysia, which means you won't be able to take full advantage of them.

The other thing I see is that if you're relying on your pretender for FR gear, you're only going to get 1 FR thug/turn. I'd be more tempted to use at least some Tuatha and kit them out more fully. You're investing more gems into them. Go all the way and try to keep them alive.

The other thing to remember about Sidhe Lords is they really shine as raiders, not against armies with mage support. Send the standard ones, without 100%FR, into his backfield. Take lightly defended provinces and vanish. Fight his main armies with the Tuatha and troops and lightning. Cut his income with Sidhe raiders, until he can't replace his losses.

That's just theory. I don't really know how the Sidhe fare against Abysian PD. It may not work at all, but I think it fits their purpose better.